Willcocks's Honeyguide
Indicator willcocksi
A small honeyguide of forest and forest edge. Has a typical honeyguide appearance, being largely olive-green all over with the brightest green on the wings. Shows a pale belly with a hint of streaking and white outer tail feathers with dark tips. The throat is pale and the face is plain, lacking facial markings. Similar to other honeyguides in the region, but note plain face and distinctive song, which consists of typical honeyguide notes immediately followed by a bill snap, “p-REER-tk!”, sometimes repeated for hours on end and often from dedicated song posts that can be utilized for years.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Indicator willcocksi
- Authority
- Alexander, 1901
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Indicatoridae
- Genus
- Indicator
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- unknown
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
Other Birds
Eungella Honeyeater
Bolemoreus hindwoodi
Medium-sized honeyeater recorded at higher elevations in the ranges behind Mackay in central Queensland. Gray overall; underparts slightly paler, with fine streaks on chest difficult to see. Dark cheeks split by a thin white gape mark that wraps back under and behind the bluish eye; also has a faint, narrow neck plume. Call is a series of sharp, frantic-sounding whistles.
South Moluccan Cicadabird
Edolisoma amboinense
Small cuckooshrike with a restricted range, found only on the South Moluccan islands. Males are grayish. More distinctive female is grayish on the back, and buff below, with fine barring. Found in wooded habitats. Vocalizations apparently unknown. Female easily distinguished from much grayer Pale Cuckooshrike, which also has unbarred underparts.
White-browed Antpitta
Hylopezus ochroleucus
Plump bird with a short tail and long legs. Unmistakable within its range. Has a brownish back, spotted breast, and rusty sides. Found hopping quietly on the ground or perching in the understory of deciduous wooded caatinga (dry scrubby forest). The song is a series of 12-14 notes, starting with four notes alternating in pitch, and finishing with descending whistles e.g. “piupiu-piupiu tetju tetju tetju tetjutu.”
Start Your Bird Watching Journey
Identify a bird outdoors and keep the field guide close for your next observation.